CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2024-1205
STARLINK-31944
STARLINK-31944 (NORAD 59872) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 15 August 2024, after 2 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
59872
International designator
2024-098Q
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
24 May 2024Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
15 Aug 2024UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
2 months83 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
43.0°N to 43.0°SFinal inclination 43.0°
Mass
730 kg
Operator
Built by
SpaceX
Bus
Starlink V2M
Programme
Starlink 2M S2
Where it came down
Latitude band its orbit allowedExact position not recorded
No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 43.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 43.0°N and 43.0°S.
Life in orbit
2 monthsSTARLINK-31944’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 15 Aug 2024
11 entriesFrom the same launch
2024-098
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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© 2026 Orbital Radar. Cite this entry by its number; the register itself may not be copied.